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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Avandia Alert Allegedly Alarms the FDA
Feb-21-08 Waltham, MA: Findings from a recent study by the New England Journal regarding the use of Avandia have allegedly been released to the Food and Drug Administration. The study's date is May 21, 2007 and some of the findings have been cause for alarm to the government agency. Avandia is an oral medication that is taken in pill form to attempt regulation... - Kugel Mesh: Federal Court Expands Devices It Will Consider
Feb-21-08 Providence, RI The news for Kugel Mesh manufacturer Davol doesn't get any better, but it does for victims of the Kugel Mesh patch as well as other Davol mesh devices after the Federal Court in Rhode Island decided late last month to expand the Davol products that qualify for litigation. Initially, when all claims relating to Kugel mesh were consolid... - Mesothelioma Medically Devastates Many Over Multiple Years
Feb-21-08 Washington, D.C.: Mesothelioma presents itself often as a deadly after effect of asbestos exposure. Malignant Mesothelioma is infamous for being the " asbestos lung cancer ." For many years Congress has tried to assist those suffering with this condition by making their lawsuits public knowledge. However, Congress has met with great opposition and has rea... - FDA Renews Concerns Regarding Botox and Death
Feb-21-08 Hollywood, CA: The FDA is now renewing their concerns regarding the risk of death and other health issues that can arise as a result of using Botox. This renewed concern comes after the group Public Citizen, based out of Washington, asked the FDA to place the strongest possible black box warning on the Allergan company's very popular anti-aging product. It... - One New York City Employer not Taking Time with Paying Overtime
Feb-20-08 New York, NY: There has been widespread controversy throughout America over unpaid overtime . Many employers have dodged the overtime bullet for several years labeling employees as salaried. Companies with salaried employees feel the title of "salaried" is a safe haven to skirt paying overtime. They believe salary indicates a certain amount of pay no matt... - Botox Delivers Bad Results for Some Users
Feb-20-08 Los Angeles, CA: Botox injections used for the aesthetic purpose of eliminating lines and wrinkles are becoming tied to some sober results from reactions. Some reactions have been serious enough to cause death in users. The announcement was allegedly made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The reactions have born a striking resemblance to thos... - Authorities seeking action against Slaughterhouse for Unfair Business Practices
Feb-19-08 San Bernardino County, CA: Authorities are seeking to file action against Hallmark Meat Packing for unfair business practices , following felony charges alleging that sick cattle were forced into the slaughter box by cruel methods. These charges are a result of a video that was released in January that revealed the ill treatment of the animals, which has... - Rochester Meat Recall: Interview with E. Coli Wars Veteran
Feb-19-08 Seattle, WA Bill Marler is the managing partner of Marler Clark LLP, a Seattle law firm specializing in food safety law. He has been in the thick of food safety litigation since the 1993 Jack in the Box incident--when E. coli contaminated hamburgers sold by the restaurant chain sickened hundreds and cost the lives of four children. More recently, Marler an... - Trasylol: A Thousand Deaths a Month
Feb-18-08 Long Island, NY You have seen his name before, in various articles about Trasylol , the now-vilified drug that was removed from the active market by Bayer AG on November 5th of last year following a two-year hailstorm of salacious revelations. Joe Randone, a 52-year-old sales rep from Long Island New York. Suffering from a heart murmur since he wa... - California Labor Law: Verbal Abuse leads to Personal Injury
Feb-14-08 Jose, CA Lisa D. put up with verbal abuse and harassment from her manager for two years. The situation got so out of control that she it now on disability. "I was making $16 per hour and I'm not sure yet what percentage I will get on disability," says Lisa, "but I'll be able to pull through this, as long as I am secure in knowing I have a job to go back... - Fosamax: Low-Cost Generics Expand the Risk
Feb-13-08 Leavenworth, KS: The troubles over Fosamax are bound to intensify, with the approval of a new, generic form of the drug that is alleged to cause Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a debilitating disease of the jawbone . With its patent for alendronate having expired, just days ago the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the licensing of the f... - PPH: When Losing Weight Can Kill
Feb-13-08 Washington, DC If you found yourself in the middle of any February prior to 1997 and packing a few extra pounds, you might have been one of the millions of Americans turning to Fen Phen , the magic diet pill that was all the rage until it was revealed that Fen Phen was a suspected link to PPH , an often fatal lung disease. Today, you may be turning to a... - Lawsuit Against GSK Alleges Avandia To Blame For Injury Requiring Heart Bypass Surgery
Feb-13-08 Philadelphia, PA: Pat Kelly and his wife Sandra Kelly of Grove, Oklahoma, filed a lawsuit on February 12, 2008, against Philadelphia-based GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK"), the maker of Avandia , in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Case 2:08-cv-00667-RK, accusing GSK of causing serious injury to Mr. Kelly due to its negligence, fr... - Fosamax: Merck Faces More Lawsuits
Feb-12-08 New York, NY: The recent decision by US District Court Judge F. Keenan of the Southern District of New York may have given Merck Pharmaceuticals something they wanted—but Merck may find that they should have been careful about what they wished for. Keenan denied class action status to a group of plaintiffs in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Louisiana wh... - Accutane: Slipping Through the Cracks Everywhere
Feb-12-08 Salt Lake City, UT All things considered, we would be better off without Accutane. Since its introduction in 1982, the "last resort" acne medication from Roche Pharmaceuticals has been linked to terrible birth defects including hydrocephaly (excess fluid around the brain), microcephaly (unnaturally small head size), heart defects, cleft lip, missing ea... - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Recovery Course And Damages
Feb-11-08 Diagnosing, treating, and managing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) is one of the most complex issues for clinicians and attorneys who deal with this population. It is estimated that 70-90 percent of all treated TBI cases are mild, with approximately 1.4 million emergency department visits annually. According to the CDC, MTBI is a major public health pro... - Bank of America Subprime Losses: Can 401k Plans Recover?
Feb-11-08 Charlotte, NC Not only do holders of Bank of America 401(k) plans have a reason to worry, given the falling fortunes of a major player in the banking industry, but according to comments attributed to the Bank's chairman and chief executive, things aren't expected to improve anytime soon. Kenneth D. Lewis has been at the helm of Bank of America since 2... - Zetia/Vytorin: Whose Word Can You Trust?
Feb-11-08 Washington, DC The long-delayed release of the ENHANCE testing results for Merck/Schering-Plough's Vytorin anti-cholesterol drug on January 14 brought on a storm of responses. The ENHANCE results indicated that Vytorin, which combines Merck/Schering's Zetia with generic simvastatin (Zocor), did lower patients' LDL (bad) cholesterol somewhat better than s... - Botox and Myobloc Linked to Hospitalizations and Death
Feb-8-08 Rockville, MD The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today notified the public that Botox and Botox Cosmetic (botulinum toxin Type A), and Myobloc (botulinum toxin Type B) have been linked to adverse reactions, including respiratory failure and death. The reactions reported are suggestive of botulism, which occurs when botulinum toxin spreads in... - Bankruptcy Debt Help: When You're In Over Your Head
Feb-8-08 Sarasota, FL: Americans could be forgiven for facing bankruptcy in the current economy, with debt levels on the rise and equity levels, such as those held in your home, on the decline. The good news is that bankruptcy laws are designed to help you get out from under a mountain of bankruptcy debt, if not completely absolving you from ultimate responsibi...